单词	squib
释义	squibsquib /skwɪb/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Let Fortune writer Ronald Henkoff describe what followed: The squib demanded at least five years' experience in human resources. Readers may have thought his front page squibs came from the pen of a dominant shareholder. The fireworks display that heralded the opening of Antwerp 93 went off like a damp squib. The general opinion was that it had fizzled out; like a spent squib, it hadn't even given one burst. The traditional Easter turkey boom - the second biggest after Christmas - was a damp squib because hard-up families bought cheaper chickens. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► damp · The fireworks display that heralded the opening of Antwerp 93 went off like a damp squib.· The traditional Easter turkey boom - the second biggest after Christmas - was a damp squib because hard-up families bought cheaper chickens. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► damp squib The fireworks display that heralded the opening of Antwerp 93 went off like a damp squib. The traditional Easter turkey boom - the second biggest after Christmas - was a damp squib because hard-up families bought cheaper chickens. 1a small exploding firework2literary a short amusing piece of writing that attacks someone → damp squib at damp1(2)
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